Flag of Togo

Togolese Republic
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	1:𝜑 (golden ratio)
Adopted	27 April 1960
Design	Five horizontal stripes alternating between green and yellow; in the canton, a five-pointed white star on a red field
Designed by	Paul Ahyi

The national flag of Togo consists of five horizontal stripes, alternating between green and yellow, with a red square bearing a five-pointed white star in the canton. It is one of many African flags that use the pan-African colours of green, yellow, and red. It was designed by Togolese artist Paul Ahyi in 1960, just before its adoption on 27 April of that year, coinciding with Togo's proclamation of independence. When Togo was an autonomous republic within the French Union (the successor to the French colonial empire), it flew a green flag with the French tricolour in the canton and two five-pointed yellow stars, one in the lower hoist and one in the upper fly.